word-blind


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word blindness

n.
See alexia.
word′-blind′ adj.
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Adj. 1. word-blind - of or relating to or symptomatic of alexia
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word-blind

[ˈwɜːdblaɪnd] ADJ → aléxico
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word-blind

[ˈwɜːdˌblaɪnd] adj → dislessico/a
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